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tallycat007's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.75
Did not find the story, characters or plot engaging. Should have DNF'd.
elizafiedler's review against another edition
3.0
I think I'm done reading Agatha raisin novels. If it's possible, I think Agatha had become more self absorbed, dismal, and misogynistic over the course of the series. Why??? She had so much potential for great character development, but instead she's stagnated in her flaws.
scottishlindsay's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
aspygirlsmom_1995's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
kketcham327's review against another edition
funny
mysterious
slow-paced
4.25
Agatha! Charles! Come on!
tpanik's review against another edition
2.0
Tawdry and overdramatic; all the elements that make Agatha’s adventures work are missing in this volume.
lisanhall's review against another edition
2.0
What in the world was this?! It read like an abridged version or something. It’s very strange. It’s almost like if someone is telling you the plot of the book. There’s little to no descriptions, details, and the conversations are scant and confusing. An awful lot of people also seem to scream and hit each other for no reason. Overall it was very confusing. It’s too bad, because I have always loved the Agatha Raisin books. If this had been the first one I read I probably would not have continued the series.
summerlithi's review against another edition
2.0
Got four chapters in and just couldn’t do anymore. Every single character in this book, including the narrator, is a cruel, spiteful, unpleasant person. Every now and then the 3rd person narration dips into a side character’s head, but only it seems when they are having a nasty, judgmental thought about someone else.
The dialogue is almost incomprehensible in parts, with strings of short, almost stream of consciousness sentences that feel like they should be getting responses from the other characters in the scene but never do, the dialogue just ends and then, if you’re lucky, the last thing mentioned is acted on.
Dozens of characters are introduced, named, given an insulting physical description and then discarded. It’s like the author hates her own creations or else has the very low opinion of her fellow human beings.
This author apparently writes romances as well, but if they’re anything like the two page ‘love-at-first-sight’ affair, immediate breakup because he’s already married and miserable self-loathing wallowing that follows, I wouldn’t touch them with a ten foot pole.
This is a murder mystery and all I’m hoping is that whoever did it kills everyone else in the story as quickly as possible.
The dialogue is almost incomprehensible in parts, with strings of short, almost stream of consciousness sentences that feel like they should be getting responses from the other characters in the scene but never do, the dialogue just ends and then, if you’re lucky, the last thing mentioned is acted on.
Dozens of characters are introduced, named, given an insulting physical description and then discarded. It’s like the author hates her own creations or else has the very low opinion of her fellow human beings.
This author apparently writes romances as well, but if they’re anything like the two page ‘love-at-first-sight’ affair, immediate breakup because he’s already married and miserable self-loathing wallowing that follows, I wouldn’t touch them with a ten foot pole.
This is a murder mystery and all I’m hoping is that whoever did it kills everyone else in the story as quickly as possible.
paola_loves_to_read's review against another edition
1.0
Oh no this book was so awful I could not finish it. I have read all of the Agatha Raisin books and this one seems to have been written by someone other than MC Beaton. Very disappointed with the disjointed dialogue, obvious editing issues and uncharacteristic behavior by the beloved main characters.